FESTIVALS: 7th CineDOC Tbilisi IDFF Calls for Films
JIHLAVA: CineDOC Tbilisi co-founders Artchil Khetagouri and Ileana Stanculescu are on a mission to create a new generation of Georgian documentary filmmakers through the platform of the seven-year-old festival.
FNE at Jihlava IDFF: Czech Docs Look Abroad
JIHLAVA: Czech documentary filmmakers are participating in international coproductions and taking on international topics and settings in increasing numbers. A clear example of this can be seen in the Czech…
Industry@Tallinn Presents 11 Projects at Baltic Event Works in Progress
TALLINN: Eleven projects in the advanced stages of production or post-production from the Baltic region will be presented at the 16th annual Baltic Event Works in Progress programme, taking place…
BOX OFFICE: Polish Films Break Attendance Records
WARSAW: Polish films have racked up a record 15 m admissions in 2018, breaking all previous annual records, with two months still to go.
FESTIVALS: Core of the World Wins Riga IFF
RIGA: Core of the World, a Russian/Lithuanian coproduction directed by Natalia Meshchaninova, won the Best Film Award at the Riga International Film Festival, which concludes on 31 October 2018.
FNE at 9th Les Films de Cannes à Bucarest: Monsters Wins Work-in-Progress Award
BUCHAREST: Marius Olteanu’s debut feature Monsters was awarded best project in the work-in-progress section of the Les Films de Cannes à Bucarest, and 3 Faces by Jafar Panahi received the…
PRODUCTION: Nermin Hamzagić in Postproduction with Debut Feature Full Moon
SARAJEVO: Nermin Hamzagić’s debut feature film Full Moon / Pun mjesec, which was shot in 15 days during the months of August and September, entered the postproduction phase with a…
FNE at Jihlava IDFF: Archival Materials in Spotlight as UNESCO Marks Day of Audiovisual Heritage
JIHLAVA: Increasingly detailed credits for archival materials in documentary films are getting a push from institutions such as the Czech National Film Archives, as detailed in a presentation on the…
FNE at Jihlava IDFF: Balkan Documentary Center Pitches Seven Films
JIHLAVA: Seven documentaries with Balkan stories were presented at the Balkan Documentary Center’s pitching platform at the 22nd Jihlava IDFF, running through 30 October 2018 as part of the BDC…
PRODUCTION: Milcho Manchevski Starts Shooting Willow in Macedonia
SKOPJE: Academy award nominated Macedonian film director Milcho Manchevski started shooting his sixth feature film Willow / Vrba, produced by Banana Film, in the Macedonian village Krushevica. The shooting, which…
PRODUCTION: Cinemania.MSHT-15 Goes into Production in Georgia
TBILISI: Georgian director Vakhtang Kuntsev-Gabashvili is in production with Cinemania.MSHT-15, a Georgianfull-length documentary shooting in Georgia.
Cypriot Company Signs Agreement with Robert De Niro’s Tribeca Enterprises
NICOSIA: The Cyprus News Agency (CAN) reports that a new Cyprus company, Screentale, has signed an agreement with Robert De Niro’s company Tribeca Enterprises NY.
FNE UNIC EU Policy Update 26.10.2018.
WARSAW: FNE has teamed up with the Brussels based team of the International Union of Cinemas (UNIC) to bring you regular updates on EU cinema policies that impact all industry…
FNE at the 9th Les Films de Cannes à Bucarest: Cultural Hubs as Solution to Revive Old Cinemas
BUCHAREST: Old Romanian cinemas recovered by local authorities could be refurbished and transformed into cultural hubs if they become part of a national plan that would apply for European support…
FNE IDF DocBloc: Jihlava Opens with Spotlight on Czech Films
The 22nd Jihlava IDFF, running 25 - 30 October 2018, is the Czech film industry's opportunity to celebrate their prolific documentary output in the Czech Joy national competition.
FNE at 9th Les Films de Cannes à Bucarest: CNC Plans to Increase Production Support by Collecting More Money for the Film Fund
BUCHAREST: A draft for a new film law prepared by the Romanian Film Centre (CNC) will introduce the possibility for a film to be funded up to 80% of its…
FNE at 9th Les Films de Cannes a Bucarest: Debate on Rebate Scheme
BUCHAREST: Romanian filmmakers are looking at how the new Romanian rebate scheme approved earlier this year will be combined with existing grant support from the Romanian CNC and other grants.
Polish Film Institute Introduces Support for Microbudget Debut Films
WARSAW: The Polish Film Institute introduced a new grant category that will support microbudget productions directed by film school graduates and other debut filmmakers.
PRODUCTION: The Film Fund of Bosnia and Herzegovina Supports Mirjana Karanović’s Mara
BELGRADE: The Film Fund of Bosnia and Herzegovina is the most recent fund to provide support for Mirjana Karanović’s fiction feature Mara, with a grant of 55,000 KM / 28,121…
New Art House Distributor on Polish Market
WARSAW: Velvet Spoon, a new distribution company, is about to be launched on the Polish market with plans to release quality genre cinema.
